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  • 61excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …

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  • 62flurry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. squall, gust, scud, blast; hubbub, ferment. See wind, activity. v. t. ruffle, excite, fluster. See agitation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. sudden gust of wind, snow or rain shower, dusting,… …

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  • 63hullabaloo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, excitement; publicity, ballyhoo, cry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tumult, chaos, clamor; see confusion 2 , noise , uproar . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. uproar, noise, confusion. see hubbub …

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  • 64storm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hurricane, tempest, tornado; spate, flood; cloudburst, blizzard; outburst, commotion; assault, onslaught, attack. v. assault, assail, attack; rage, rant; bluster; blow violently, pour, rain, snow. See …

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  • 65tumult — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commotion, agitation, turbulence, disorder. See violence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agitation, uproar, turbulence; see confusion 2 , disturbance 2 , fight 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. uproar,… …

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  • 66Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver …

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  • 67Cry — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cry cry &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 voice voice &c.(human) 580 Sgm: N 1 hubbub hubbub Sgm: N 1 bark bark &c.(animal) 412 GRP: N 2 …

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  • 68hub-bub — see HUBBUB (Cf. hubbub) …

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  • 69tumult — n. 1. Uproar, affray, fray, brawl, feud, row, altercation, squabble, turbulence, bluster, hubbub, fracas, quarrel, outbreak, strife, general riot, mêlée. 2. Violent commotion, turbulence, noisy agitation, confusion. 3. Commotion, disturbance,… …

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  • 70successful — adjective 1) what can we do to make this campaign successful? Syn: victorious, triumphant; fortunate, lucky; effective; informal socko, in like Flynn 2) a successful designer Syn: prosperous, affluent, wealthy, rich; …

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